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Jerry Newcombe

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  • 02/15/2012

    Why Can't Modern Comedians Be Clean?

    When a comedian is forced to resort to his wit, he is much funnier by being clean.

    6 comments
  • 02/01/2012

    Pop Quiz on Jesus and the Candidates

    It seems as if every politician wants to claim Jesus for himself. This particular election season is no different.

    2 comments
  • 01/23/2012

    Why Won't Abortion Go Away as an Issue?

    So why does abortion continue to remain so divisive to we the people of this republic? Because we the people never got to vote on it.

    12 comments | Tags Abortion
  • 11/13/2011

    Pray for the Persecuted Church

    Worldwide, about 200 million Christians are at risk, simply for being Christians. This is true in the dominant Muslim countries and the remnant Communist countries, e.g., China, North Korea, Vietnam, and Cuba.

  • 11/05/2011

    Since When Is Marriage a Joke?

    Marriage is becoming a joke in our society. Take the example of reality-TV star Kim Kardashian and her marriage to NBA player Kris Humphries, which lasted all of 72 days.

    1 comments
  • 07/07/2011

    Houston, We Have a Problem

    Political correctness in modern America continues to run amuck. The latest front is at the Veterans Administration’s Houston National Cemetery. Can someone pray in the name of Jesus at a public event? Apparently not

  • 06/29/2011

    All Gay All the Time

    A Martian who visited modern America today might well think that half the population was homosexual—and the other half wished it were.

    1 comments | Tags Homosexuality
  • 06/20/2011

    'Don't Know Much About History'

    A recent survey finds that many of our young people are failing to learn basic facts of our nation’s history. That’s scary because if we don’t know where we came from, we don’t know where we are going.

    Tags Education
  • 05/17/2011

    End of the World on May 21? Let's Talk About It – on May 22!

    The latest prophets of doom have managed to get their message out in a series of billboards and bus ads. It’s tragic to me that the watching world looks at such predictions that come and go and just laugh

  • 04/29/2011

    Was Jesus a Socialist? O'Donnell Rushes to Judgment

    Does the Bible teach socialism? Or, more specifically, did Jesus advocate socialism?

    3 comments
  • 04/27/2011

    Fast-Food Mayhem Signals Need for 'Religion'

    Recently, total strangers have been fighting each other, usually in fast food restaurants. These tragic incidents have been caught on video, have been posted on the Internet, and “have gone viral.”

  • 04/24/2011

    He is Risen, Indeed!

    The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the greatest fact in human history. Yet throughout the centuries to our present time, skeptics have argued against the historical reliability

    Tags Theology
  • 04/21/2011

    Global Warming or Crucifixion Day?

    To the believer, Good Friday marks the day that Jesus Christ died for sinners. But wait. There’s something else to commemorate this year’s Good Friday, says a group of liberal religious leaders in the Episcopal Church. We should also honor Mother Earth.

  • 03/28/2011

    Is the New Testament Forged?

    A new book by a major New Testament scholar is sure to make mincemeat of many people’s faith. Needlessly. The book is called Forged: Why the Bible’s Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are. Ehrman said on a radio broadcast that about 75 percent of the New Testament documents are supposedly forged. They’re frauds.

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